§ The result
Bullhorn leads Keka by 17 points.
Under rubric v1.0, Bullhorn opens a 17-point lead on Keka, 54 to 37, with both scored in the ATS-integrated cohort. Keka takes 1 of the 7 criteria, Post-Market Monitoring among them, against 6 for Bullhorn, whose share includes Bias Audit Transparency. Bias Audit Transparency is the widest raw gap and the heaviest weighted swing at once (Bullhorn 58, Keka 20, 18% weight), but it accounts for only 39% of the weighted advantage Bullhorn holds across the 6 criteria on that side of the table.
Vendor profile
Bullhorn
Bullhorn is a cloud-based applicant tracking system and CRM for staffing and recruiting agencies, with AI features (Bullhorn Copilot/Amplify, automation, and Textkernel-powered search and match) that source, screen, and rank candidates against jobs.
Vendor profile
Keka
Keka is an HR and payroll suite whose Keka Hire ATS scores each applicant against recruiter-defined role requirements and runs an AI screening conversation that decides which candidates reach the shortlist.
§ The record
Bullhorn and Keka are both filed under ATS-integrated AI. They also share 1 secondary category: Screening.
Both are in scope of EU AI Act, NYC LL 144, Colorado AI Act and Illinois HB 3773.
| Record | Bullhorn | Keka |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | High | Low |
| Headquarters | US | IN |
| Founded | 1999 | 2014 |
§ What decides it
The criteria that move the gap, heaviest swing first.
18% weight · 38% of the movement so far
Bias Audit Transparency
Bullhorn 58 · Keka 20
6.8 weighted points to Bullhorn
20% weight · 73% of the movement so far
Article 11 Technical Documentation
Bullhorn 62 · Keka 30
6.4 weighted points to Bullhorn
15% weight · 81% of the movement so far
Data Governance Disclosure
Bullhorn 60 · Keka 50
1.5 weighted points to Bullhorn
15% weight · 88% of the movement so far
FRIA Support
Bullhorn 38 · Keka 30
1.2 weighted points to Bullhorn
12% weight · 94% of the movement so far
Human Oversight Design
Bullhorn 60 · Keka 50
1.2 weighted points to Bullhorn
12% weight · 98% of the movement so far
Post-Market Monitoring
Bullhorn 35 · Keka 40
0.6 weighted points to Keka
8% weight · 100% of the movement so far
Customer Documentation
Bullhorn 60 · Keka 55
0.4 weighted points to Bullhorn
Weighted delta is the raw difference times the criterion weight, so the 7 figures above sum to +16.9 — the difference between the two totals before either is rounded. Shares are of 18.1 points of movement counted without direction. The table below rounds each side to a whole number first, so its Δ raw total reads +17 beside that +16.9.
§ Category-by-category
Raw score per criterion, with weighted delta.
Δ is Bullhorn minus Keka.
| Category | Weight | Bullhorn | Keka | Δ raw | Δ weighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 62 | 30 | +32 | +6.4 |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 58 | 20 | +38 | +6.8 |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 38 | 30 | +8 | +1.2 |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 60 | 50 | +10 | +1.5 |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 60 | 50 | +10 | +1.2 |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 35 | 40 | -5 | -0.6 |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 60 | 55 | +5 | +0.4 |
| Total | 100% | 54 (F) | 37 (F) | +17 | +16.9 |
§ Evidence
Cited sources and documented absences, criterion by criterion.
An absence is a finding, not a blank: the reviewer looked for a named artefact and recorded that it is not located. Where a source sits is a fact about hosting only.
| Criterion | Weight | Bullhorn | Keka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cited | Absences | Audit / hosting | Cited | Absences | Audit / hosting | ||
| Article 11 Technical Documentation | 20% | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Bias Audit Transparency | 18% | 3 | 1 | Audit reportSources on the vendor's own domain | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| FRIA Support | 15% | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Data Governance Disclosure | 15% | 3 | 0 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 5 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Human Oversight Design | 12% | 2 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 7 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Post-Market Monitoring | 12% | 1 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| Customer Documentation | 8% | 3 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain | 6 | 1 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
| All criteria | 100% | 15 | 6 | Audit reportSources on the vendor's own domain | 28 | 7 | Sources on the vendor's own domain |
Bullhorn has 20 evidence rows across 7 of 7 criteria — 15 with a source URL, 6 documented absences; Keka has 35 evidence rows across 7 of 7 criteria — 28 with a source URL, 7 documented absences.
Provenance
The scores above are documented by 55 evidence rows on file for these two vendors: 20 for Bullhorn, across 2 distinct source domains, and 35 for Keka, across 1 distinct source domain.
- Rubric
- v1.0
- Bullhorn last reviewed
- June 7, 2026 · HireAIScore editorial team
- Keka last reviewed
- September 25, 2026 · HireAIScore editorial team
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